2021 NextEra Energy 250
# 2021 NextEra Energy 250

The 2021 NextEra Energy 250 was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held on February 12, 2021. Contested over 101 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would win the race passing Cory Roper on the final lap.

## Entry list

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hailie Deegan (R) | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| 02 | Kris Wright (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | F.N.B. Corporation |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, UA Plumbers & Pipefitters |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Swann Security "Security Made Smarter" |
| 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | Alliance Aviation |
| 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Fire Alarm Services, Inc. |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | MDF A Sign Co. |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Ford | Daltile |
| 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch, In Loving Memory of Mark Huff |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Fastener Supply |
| 11 | Spencer Davis | Spencer Davis Motorsports | Toyota | Inox Supreme Lubrication |
| 12 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Solid Rock Carriers |
| 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Vivitar |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | United Rentals |
| 17 | David Gilliland | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Black's Tire, BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors |
| 18 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | Shockwave Marine Suspension Seating |
| 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | American Pavement Specialists, Raised On Blacktop |
| 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Michael Roberts Construction |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. |
| 23 | Chase Purdy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Bama Buggies |
| 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Canac |
| 25 | Timothy Peters | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | LiUNA! |
| 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | FDNY, O. B. Builders Door & Trim |
| 30 | Danny Bohn | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | North American Motor Car |
| 33 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | YourGMCTruckStore.com, Powder Ventures Excavations |
| 34 | Jesse Iwuji | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | eRacing Association |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Speedco |
| 40 | Ryan Truex | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Marquis Spas "The ULTIMATE Hot Tub Experience!" |
| 41 | Dawson Cram | Cram Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | Magnum Contracting, Inc. |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | GM Parts Now, Scott's |
| 44 | James Buescher | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | GR Energy Services, FHE FracLock |
| 45 | Brett Moffitt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Circle B Diecast |
| 49 | Ray Ciccarelli | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ciccarelli Moving & Installations |
| 51 | Drew Dollar | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar |
| 56 | Gus Dean | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hill Motorsports |
| 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Toyota | Rackley Roofing |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Food Country USA, Tide |
| 83 | Tim Viens | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | Boat Gadget |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Menards, Mold Armor |
| 96 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | Holla Vodka |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life" |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Bombardier Learjet 75 |

## Practice

Chandler Smith was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 47.458 seconds and a speed of 189.641 mph (305.198 km/h).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 47.458 | 189.641 |
| 2 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 47.465 | 189.613 |
| 3 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 47.477 | 189.565 |

## Qualifying

Johnny Sauter scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.733 seconds and a speed of 180.966 mph (291.237 km/h).

Tim Viens would not set a time after his car's driveshaft fell off the car as the team was pushing the car onto pit road, causing him to not qualify for the race.

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 49.733 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 49.920 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 50.012 |
| 4 | 23 | Chase Purdy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.015 |
| 5 | 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.069 |
| 6 | 18 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 50.099 |
| 7 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 50.183 |
| 8 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.204 |
| 9 | 1 | Hailie Deegan (R) | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 50.214 |
| 10 | 25 | Timothy Peters | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 50.296 |
| 11 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.301 |
| 12 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.308 |
| 13 | 17 | David Gilliland | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 50.308 |
| 14 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 50.333 |
| 15 | 45 | Brett Moffitt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.355 |
| 16 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 50.371 |
| 17 | 51 | Drew Dollar | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 50.388 |
| 18 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 50.447 |
| 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 50.491 |
| 20 | 3 | Jordan Anderson (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50.504 |
| 21 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 50.536 |
| 22 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 50.536 |
| 23 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 50.610 |
| 24 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.668 |
| 25 | 40 | Ryan Truex | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.687 |
| 26 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.707 |
| 27 | 02 | Kris Wright (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.748 |
| 28 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 50.778 |
| 29 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 50.794 |
| 30 | 12 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.856 |
| 31 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 50.864 |
| 32 | 30 | Danny Bohn | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 50.881 |
| 33 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 51.153 |
| 34 | 56 | Gus Dean | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.191 |
| 35 | 33 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 51.733 |
| 36 | 44 | James Buescher | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||
| 37 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.932 |
| 38 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Ford | 51.156 |
| 39 | 96 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.360 |
| 40 | 11 | Spencer Davis | Spencer Davis Motorsports | Toyota | 51.367 |
| 41 | 41 | Dawson Cram | Cram Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 51.473 |
| 42 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 51.948 |
| 43 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 52.273 |
| 44 | 49 | Ray Ciccarelli | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.284 |
| 45 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Toyota | 0.000 |
| 46 | 83 | Tim Viens | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 |

## Race

### Race results

**Stage Results**

Stage One Laps: 21

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | David Gilliland | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | Timothy Peters | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage Two Laps: 25

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 25 | Timothy Peters | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Laps: 61

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 23 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 101 | 51 |
| 2 | 20 | 3 | Jordan Anderson (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 |
| 3 | 31 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 101 | 34 |
| 4 | 25 | 40 | Ryan Truex | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 33 |
| 5 | 12 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 32 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 47 |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 47 |
| 8 | 26 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 29 |
| 9 | 6 | 18 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 37 |
| 10 | 17 | 51 | Drew Dollar | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 27 |
| 11 | 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 101 | 36 |
| 12 | 27 | 02 | Kris Wright (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 25 |
| 13 | 24 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 24 |
| 14 | 13 | 17 | David Gilliland | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 101 | 26 |
| 15 | 14 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 101 | 22 |
| 16 | 8 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 21 |
| 17 | 32 | 30 | Danny Bohn | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 20 |
| 18 | 16 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 18 |
| 20 | 35 | 33 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 17 |
| 21 | 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 16 |
| 22 | 18 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 99 | 19 |
| 23 | 5 | 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 33 |
| 24 | 9 | 1 | Hailie Deegan (R) | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 98 | 13 |
| 25 | 15 | 45 | Brett Moffitt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 96 | 12 |
| 26 | 10 | 25 | Timothy Peters | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 95 | 15 |
| 27 | 1 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 94 | 24 |
| 28 | 11 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 10 |
| 29 | 4 | 23 | Chase Purdy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 8 |
| 30 | 30 | 12 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 71 | 6 |
| 32 | 29 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 71 | 7 |
| 33 | 33 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 56 | 4 |
| 34 | 34 | 56 | Gus Dean | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | 22 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 44 | James Buescher | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 1 |
